LA Councilman Kevin de Leon and activist Jason Reedy will not be charged over an altercation during a Christmas toy giveaway, captured in a viral video
A Los Angeles councilman and activist who got into a physical fight during a holiday toy giveaway will not be charged in their viral video brawl.
Councilman Kevin de León and Jason Reedy were involved in the scuffle in December 2022 after Reedy called for De León to resign.
Reedy and others were on the bank holiday to demand the councilor’s resignation after he was caught on tape making racist remarks.
City of Los Angeles attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto told Fox 11 that neither party will be charged in connection with the December 9 altercation.
In statements, both de León and Reedy expressed disappointment with Feldstein Soto’s decision not to charge the other in the incident.
De León (pictured) further argued that Feldstein Soto “chose to re-prioritize politics over public safety,” setting a “dangerous precedent.”
The councilman told Fox News Digital that he thought Reedy should be prosecuted.
“He assaulted a woman on my staff, a member of the community and me during a Christmas toy giveaway for children,” de León said in a statement.
“A week earlier, he stalked several women on my staff at my field office late at night. This man has a clear pattern of calculated violent behavior,” he continued.
The Democrat further argued that Feldstein Soto “chose to once again prioritize politics over public safety,” setting a “dangerous precedent.”
He alleged that the Los Angeles city attorney had essentially “green-lighted” to stalk and assault city employees.
However, Reedy told the Los Angeles Times that de León should be charged.
“I’m relieved I’m not being charged because I was the one who was assaulted and assaulted,” the liberal activist said.
“I’m definitely disappointed to see that the city attorney didn’t feel the need to sue Kevin de León, but it is what it is at this point,” Reedy said.
After the incident, both de León and Reedy filed separate police reports.
In the videos, posted by progressive group roots Action, de León – who has faced calls to resign since he was caught on tape making racial slurs – fights Reedy in the hallways
The fight was posted online and caught the attention of Los Angeles residents
Los Angeles attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto told Fox 11 that neither party will be charged in connection with the December 9 altercation
In the video, de León can be seen walking down a hallway shouting “Resign, Kevin!” as he is surrounded by protesters, including one who calls him a racist.
He then appears to push Reedy — a local organizer of the People’s City Council, a left-wing group that describes itself as an “abolitionist, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist” — as he walks through a door.
De Leon, seemingly pushed into a corner, then pushes Reedy away to the point of taking him to the opposite wall of the hallway where he pushes him down.
He then grabs Reedy and appears to push him further down the hall.
After the video was posted, both men claimed they were victims of the attack.
The incident came just days after de León attended his first city council meeting in months since a scandal erupted over racist comments by elected officials.
Three council members walked out after de León showed up, including Mike Bonin, whose black son was called a “monkey” by former council president Nury Martinez.
Former city council president Nury Martinez (pictured) resigned after audio was leaked of her calling a colleague’s black son a “monkey” at a meeting involving de León
Bonin tweeted that de León was a “vile racist” who should resign and said he was leaving the council chambers with Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Nithya Raman.
Dozens of people showed up to support de León, while others protested his appearance and shouted for him to leave at that point.
It was the first time de León had appeared at a meeting since a recording surfaced in October of Martinez, outgoing council member Gil Cedillo, de León and a union leader who participated in a closed-door meeting that used racist language.
The council members were involved in a secretly taped meeting in 2021, peppered with crude, bigoted remarks, in which the Latino Democrats plotted to protect their political influence as they redraw the council district.